Quartz sand at Is Aruttas

Is Aruttas – Oristano

This is one of the most famous sites in Oristano’s province because of the peculiarity of its beach: it is made of quartz! In the last few years this have become a protected area since careless tourist and villains of any kind used to take home bags full of the precious sand (or truckloads to be used in construction sites to make “pretty gardens”) endangering the existence of the beach itself.